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Friday, May 23, 2014

༺ Train Stop ༻

Our family went on an outing to ride on a steam train to the Queanbeyan historic train station, and I decided to wear a early 1900’s & 1950’s mash-up inspired outfit to match.

This was for a special event showing off all the antique trains that the local chapter of the Australian Railway Historical Society have been involved in managing and restoring.

It was a really fun day ~ I had never ridden as a passenger on a steam train, and was in for a shock when I saw how much soot fell from the smoke. It wasn’t quite what I expected; there where tiny flakes of black charcoal everywhere! It was *quite* a dangerous proposition to lean out of the window of the dining car to take photos. (´- ヮ ・)

There were a wide variety of engines ~ the one I am standing next to in the third snapshot is the AD60 Class, a heavy goods steam locomotive, and the largest locomotive in the Southern Hemisphere; it was huge! It was 103 feet long, and the back wheels where about as high as I am ~ that’s 5’7”!

And the noise! Oh, boy ~ could those machines ever toot, hoot, and whistle! We all went half deaf, but it was such fun for the little ones {challenging to snap outfit shots with all the crowd though}. If you ever get the chance to ride a steam train, do try it ~ it’s a fabulous day out. ヾ(＾∇＾) ❤

4 comments:

I've only been on steam trains on holidays to Wales (and even then I went on the same train last time as I went on as a primary school student). I kept planning to go to the one near me (the Zig-Zag railway) and then it closed, and then last year unfortunately many of the trains were burned in the bushfires. I regret not going so much now. I must get to some others while I can, because it really is a great experience and a fun day out, as you say.

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